| No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself. |
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- Henry B. Adams |
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| The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant [is] alone enough to upset Darwin. |
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- Henry B. Adams |
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| There is no such thing as an underestimate of average intelligence. |
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- Henry B. Adams |
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| No one means all he says, and yet very few say all they mean, for words are slippery and thought is viscous. |
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- Henry B. Adams |
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| Morality is a private and costly luxury. |
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- Henry B. Adams |
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| A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. |
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- Henry B. Adams |
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